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Lysine For Shingles

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Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

Hi, my best friend has developed shingles and an allergic reaction to the shingles. so shingles and a complicated rash. The health food store has recommended l- lysine to ease symptoms but as a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I HAVE HAD SHINGLES TWICE, SHOULD I GET THE SHINGLES VACCINE? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

If I have had the shingles vaccine, can I still get shingles? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

Charles has had Shingles more than once. Two outbreaks and two suppressed with anti-shingles ... beginning the medicine for shingles. The hospital refused to give him the anti-shingles medicine.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Can shingles exist as an internal condition without developing the skin rash? My wife had shingles about a year ago and she says that the pain feels like shingles. Thank you very much. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. RAJESH RAGHUWANSHI MD

I am experiencing a bad outbreak of shingles and am getting lots of contradictory messages re ... with shingles. Where s the balance here? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. RAJESH RAGHUWANSHI ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I m confused about rather or not you can get shingles if already having the chicken pox. Below are contradictions about this subject. 1.Shingles is contagious those who have not had chickenpox. But instead of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Govindaraj MD

Yes. I am diabetic but it is controlled. I just ha a Shingles outbreak..1st I am 65. I cannot take the Valtrac prescribed..bad side effects. I read I can take lysine supplements, which might help. Then ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Govindaraj ( Dentist)
Dr. Sudarshan MD

Shingles. Experimenting on myself, you might say. I cannot afford the shot for Shingles and I don t like ...I take L-Lysine for cold sores and rarely have them, but when I do get one, I run to the... View answer

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

any infections. At the same time I began showing symtoms of shingles. My doctor prescribed valacyclovir for the shingles but I postponed taking the shingles medicine because I didn t know what the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)